This is
another cliché I have trouble with. Mostly because I’ve been in academia and I
know what types of books are out there. You will not find ancient tomes with
descriptions of demons and a crucial piece of information that explains exactly
how to resolve a supernatural situation.
For this
one I blame the Buffy show (though I’m sure it wasn’t the first to abuse such
an idea, merely the one that sticks in my mind). And why, why do these
supernatural villains allow for the existence of these books in the first
place. You would think that a demon who gets banished to hell would make a note
the first time it happens and make a to-do list. “First thing I do when I get
out in five thousand years is find that fricking book and burn it.”
Or maybe after getting banished the
last time, spread the word? “Hey, Mort, yeah, I just got banished back here.
Listen, if you get out, make sure the first thing you do is to destroy this
book the Slayer has in her library. Yeah, do that and they won’t be able to
send you back. Pass it on.”